CA-0009Canons · Interpretation · Wanted
The Special Overrides the General
Scope
A special provision prevails over a general one, between statutes and within one.
Authorities to start from
- J.K. Cotton Spinning & Weaving Mills Co. Ltd. v. State of U.P., AIR 1961 SC 1170
- LIC of India v. D.J. Bahadur, (1981) 1 SCC 315
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